Broadhead

Abstract

A broadhead includes a body, a blade member, and a plunger. The body defines a target penetrating end. The blade member is positioned partially within an inner volume of the body. The blade member is configured to rotate and translate relative to the body by a pin that is fixedly coupled with the body being received through a slot of the blade member. The blade member is transitionable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The plunger is bias by a spring in a longitudinal direction towards the target penetrating end. The plunger is configured to be received within a recess of the blade member when the blade member is in the retracted position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A broadhead, comprising:
 a body defining a target penetrating end;   a first blade member and a second blade member both positioned partially within an inner volume of the body and configured to rotate and translate relative to the body about a pin that is fixedly coupled with the body and is received through a first slot of the first blade member and a second slot of the second blade member, wherein the first blade member and the second blade member are transitionable between retracted positions and deployed positions; and   a member biased by a spring in a longitudinal direction towards the target penetrating end, the member configured to be received within a first recess of the first blade member and a second recess of the second blade member when the first blade member and the second blade member are in the retracted positions.   
     
     
         2 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , further including a retaining member coupled in a bore of the body at an end of the body opposite the target penetrating end, the retaining member configured to retain the spring within the bore and also configured to define external threads that protrude from the end of the body opposite the target penetrating end to couple the broadhead with a shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         3 . The broadhead of  claim 2 , wherein the bore and the inner volume cooperatively form a space within which the member and the spring are positioned. 
     
     
         4 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes slots formed on opposite sides of the body, the slots providing access to the inner volume through which the first blade member and the second blade member protrude. 
     
     
         5 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the first recess of the first blade member and the second recess of the second blade member are defined on shoulders of the first blade member and the second blade member, respectively. 
     
     
         6 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the first blade member includes a first blade along an external edge of the first blade member that protrudes from the body and the second blade member includes a second blade along an external edge of the second blade member that protrudes from the body. 
     
     
         7 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the first blade member protrudes from a first side of the body and the second blade member protrudes from a second side of the body. 
     
     
         8 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the first blade member includes a first locking surface and the second blade member includes a second locking surface, wherein the first locking surface and the second locking surface are configured to abut a portion of the body proximate the member when the first blade member and the second blade member are transitioned into the deployed positions to limit movement of the first blade member and the second blade member out of the deployed positions. 
     
     
         9 . The broadhead of  claim 1 , wherein the member is configured to be received within the first recess of the first blade member and the second recess of the second blade member when the first recess and the second recess are aligned with each other when the first blade member and the second blade member are in the retracted positions. 
     
     
         10 . A broadhead, comprising:
 a body defining a target penetrating end;   a blade member positioned partially within an inner volume of the body and configured to rotate and translate relative to the body by a pin that is fixedly coupled with the body and is received through a slot of the blade member, wherein the blade member is transitionable between a retracted position and a deployed position; and   a retainer biased by a spring in a longitudinal direction towards the target penetrating end, the retainer configured to be received within a recess of the blade member when the blade member is in the retracted position.   
     
     
         11 . The broadhead of  claim 10 , further including a retaining member coupled in a bore of the body at an end of the body opposite the target penetrating end, the retaining member configured to retain the spring within the bore and also configured to define external threads that protrude from the end of the body opposite the target penetrating end to couple the broadhead with a shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         12 . The broadhead of  claim 11 , wherein the bore and the inner volume cooperatively form a space within which the retainer and the spring are positioned. 
     
     
         13 . The broadhead of  claim 10 , wherein the body includes a first opening on a first side and a second opening on a second side, a bladed edge of the blade member configured to protrude from the first opening on the first side, and a contact surface of the blade member configured to protrude from the second opening on the second side when the blade member is in the retracted position. 
     
     
         14 . The broadhead of  claim 13 , wherein the blade member is a first blade member, the broadhead further including a second blade member, a bladed edge of the second blade member configured to protrude from the second opening on the second side, and a contact surface of the second blade member configured to protrude from the first opening on the first side when the second blade member is in the retracted position.